The right of assembly is an extremely current socio-legal reality, since its practice is becoming more and more part of everyday life in democratic countries. The world economic crisis has significantly increased the practice of this right in our country, making it more necessary than ever to warrant the effective and efficient practice of this right. This means that violence, force or any other similar term, that jeopardizes peace and social calm during the practice of this right, has no place in our fundamental regulation of coexistence. We ask in the present paper:

For what reasons do these subjects exercise the use of violence, at the expense of many legal and social regulations that prevail in our society, instead of other alternatives? How can they justify this kind of violent behaviour? Is the use of violence a question of free choice or is it an irrational behaviour caused by depersonalization when the subject forms part of a group?

In this study we would like to point out some of these questions. This study claims to increase the understanding of the right of assembly and demonstration, and in the appearance of the phenomenon of violent criminal behaviour during gatherings and demonstrations.

Finally, we will approach the individual entitled subjects of this right, by means of a qualitative analysis, that will allow us to explore and explain the reality in the way its main subjects experience it.

Palabras clave

Institución, Derecho de reunión, teoría de la neutralización, legitimación y violencia, The right of assembly, neutralization theory, violence and legitimacy

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